Contractor profile

Brown University

FY2026 ended Sep 30 · data still posting · data as of 2026-11-01†

† DoD contract data posts to USAspending about 90 days after award.

prime recipient of federal awards · UEI E3FDXZ6TBHW3 Source
$195.9M
Obligated
FY2026 · data still posting
10
Funding agencies
65%
From Health and Hum…
4
States
100%
In Rhode Island
4
Industries

In FY2026, Brown University received $195.9M in federal awards from 10 agencies, 65% of it from the Department of Health and Human Services, with 100% of the work performed in Rhode Island. Across FY2020 to FY2026 its recorded total is $1.5B. FY2026 ended Sep 30 and its data is still posting. Computed

Where this money comes from

Source
FUNDING AGENCIES
BROWN UNIVERSITY
HHS
$0.1B
9 other agencies
$0.1B
Brown University
$0.2B
FY2026 obligated
band width = obligations · FY2026 · source: USASpending.gov

Where the work lands

Source
Rhode Island$195.1M
Tennessee$300K
New York$299K
California$110K

Key takeaways

Computed
FY2026 ended Sep 30 · data still posting · data as of 2026-11-01
  • Brown University received $195.9M in federal obligations in FY2026 (data still posting), compared with $213.3M in FY2025.
  • The Department of Health and Human Services accounted for 65% of it.
  • Its largest recorded assistance program was Aging Research, at $35.6M.
  • Rhode Island was its largest place of performance, with 99% of the work.

Obligations by year

Computed
$194.5M
FY20
$236.2M
FY21
$201.8M
FY22
$225.3M
FY23
$202.1M
FY24
$213.3M
FY25
$195.9M
FY26 partial
▲ 10%
FY20 to FY25

Awards

Source

Largest active awards by total value

Awards whose period of performance overlaps FY2026, by the amount obligated on each so far.

AwardIDAgencyObligatedStartEndPlace
NIA Ad/ADRD Health Care Systems Research CollaboratoryU54AG063546Department of Health and Human Services$108.8M2019-09-012030-08-31Rhode Island
RI-Center for Clinical and Translational ScienceU54GM115677Department of Health and Human Services$44.7M2016-07-012026-09-03Rhode Island
Shaping Long-Term Care in AmericaP01AG027296Department of Health and Human Services$34.4M2007-09-152029-05-31Rhode Island
A Research Program in Theoretical and Experimental High Energy PhysicsDESC0010010Department of Energy$21.6M2013-05-012027-03-31Rhode Island

Largest FY2026 awards

Awards that started in FY2026, by the amount obligated on each so far.

No award on record started in FY2026.

What it does (NAICS / PSC)

Aging Research$35.6M
Biomedical Research and Research Training$21.9M
Computer and Information Science and Engineering$10.9M
Basic and Applied Scientific Research$9.7M
Extramural Research Programs in the Neurosciences and Neurological Disorders$9.2M
Mathematical and Physical Sciences$8.9M
Drug Use and Addiction Research Programs$8.4M
Mental Health Research Grants$8M

Competition

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Corporate family

Single registration: no combined family.

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